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The Washington Commanders are having problems at Northwest Stadium yet onceagain.
On Sunday, the field had 3 giant brown areas due to concerns with watering heads ahead of the match inbetween the Commanders and New York Giants, per Nicki Jhabvala of the Washington Post:
Nicki Jhabvala @NickiJhabvala
There are 3 brown areas on the field at Northwest Stadium. A Commanders representative stated 3 watering heads justrecently malfunctioned and needed repairwork, changing the looks of field in those locations. pic.twitter.com/rP5Qx06hPH
Back in 2022, a number of fans were hurt at Northwest Field—at the time understood as FedEx Field—after a railing broke following a match versus the Philadelphia Eagles.
A year previous, fans were splashed with water in their seats after a pipeline broke in the arena. Fans idea the leak was sewage, however the group stated it was in reality rainwater.
Darren M. Haynes @DarrenMHaynes
“It’s sewage”
according to these Washington Football fans at FedEx Field @wusa9 #WashingtonFootball
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“The leakage came from a storage tank filled with rainwater,” a group representative informed ESPN’s John Keim at the time. “We provided the fans in the area the alternative to relocation to a suite for the rest of the videogame, and we’re going to provide them tickets to a videogame of their option in the future. They were likewise provided Washington Football Team equipment.”
In a 2023 post, The Athletic’s authors voted Washington’s ho